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Silver 2U rack server with sixteen 2.5-inch drive bays front panel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 16SFF 2x Xeon Silver 4210 1536GB DDR4 No Drive rack server

SKU CH-PABT-2NC3Z

Rack server with 16 drive bays, dual Xeon Silver 4210 CPUs at 2.2GHz, 1.5TB DDR4 and PERC H730P controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM1.5 TB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.2 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4210 CPUs deliver 20 cores at 2.2 GHz
  • 5 TB DDR4 ECC registered memory for large workloads
  • 16 x 2.5" drive bays with PERC H730P RAID controller
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management included
  • Dual 1100 W power supplies for redundancy

Dense 2U compute node

The Dell PowerEdge R740 packs two Xeon Silver 4210 processors at 2.2 GHz with ten cores each and 1.5 TB of DDR4 ECC memory into a 2U rack chassis. Sixteen 2.5-inch drive bays connect through a PERC H730P RAID controller. iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management is included.

Scale-up from single-socket

Moving from a one-socket server or a system capped below 1.5 TB RAM lets this node run larger in-memory databases and denser virtualisation clusters. The dual-processor layout and sixteen-bay chassis make the jump worthwhile when workloads outgrow a single CPU or eight-drive enclosure.

Suits virtualisation hosts and memory-heavy apps

Organisations running hypervisors, analytics platforms or container fleets that need high core counts and large memory pools will fit this chassis. Buyers who want more storage bays than sixteen or require GPU acceleration should look at something else.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Rack & Tower Servers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $6,548.99
Pricier than about 82% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 1.5 TB
Higher than about 93% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.2 GHz
Lower than about 60% of the 9,950 comparable items (median 2.3 GHz).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameRack Mount
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor speed2.2 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM1.5 TB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage1.92,00
Disk controllerDell PERC H730P Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Graphics
Graphics chipIntegrated Graphics
Size & build
Product dimensions36 × 24 × 10 in
More details
Management controlleriDRAC9 - Enterprise License

Questions about this item

How many 2.5-inch drive bays does the R740 16SFF chassis provide for installation?

The chassis provides 16 drive bays for 2.5-inch drives, allowing high-density storage in a 2U rack form factor.

Which slot does the PERC H730P RAID controller occupy and how is it connected to the 16-bay backplane?

The PERC H730P controller installs in a dedicated internal slot and connects to the backplane through internal cabling included with the chassis.

What memory specification must replacement DIMMs match to expand beyond the installed 1536 GB?

Replacement DIMMs must be DDR4 ECC Registered modules to maintain compatibility with the Xeon Silver 4210 processors and the 3 TB maximum capacity.

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